CVE-2026-1823
Consensus Embed <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'src' Shortcode Attribute
The Consensus Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's consensus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.4
Consensus Embed <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'src' Shortcode Attribute
The Consensus Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's consensus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
CVE-2026-1823- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-10133
6.4
The Consensus Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's consensus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
EUVD-2026-10133- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gp7g-h2vp-5489
6.4
The Consensus Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the...
The Consensus Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's consensus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
GHSA-gp7g-h2vp-5489- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.4
The Consensus Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's consensus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Record
CVE-2026-1823- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-1823 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Consensusintegrations Consensus Embed, published March 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a20ef41d-7f01-4ef2-aae0-0b254ea78bc5?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/consensus-embed/tags/1.6/consensus.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/consensus-embed/trunk/consensus.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1823
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gp7g-h2vp-5489